MXPA01006396A

MXPA01006396A - Agents for treating textiles, method for producing them and their use

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Publication number: MXPA01006396A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Helmut-Martin Meier; Ferdinand Kuemmeler; Detlev Kierspe; Jacob-Cornelis Dijks
Original assignee: Bayer Ag
Priority date: 1998-12-22
Filing date: 2001-06-21
Publication date: 2002-02-01
Also published as: WO2000037735A1; BR9916435A; CA2355370A1; DE19859294A1; AU3037000A; JP2002533581A; EP1144749A1

Abstract

Textile processing processes, such as tufting or tufting, pose high requirements with respect to surface softness in the textile material. The high needle speeds lead to thermal and mechanical loads of the material to be sewn, which can lead to thread breakage or to burst damage of the mesh in the case of poor surface smoothness. This problem can be avoided by equipping the fabric with a softening

Description

AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILES, PROCEDURE FOR THEIR OBTAINING, AS WELL AS THEIR EMPLOYMENT. FIELD OF THE INVENTION Textile processing processes, such as tufting or tufting, pose high requirements with respect to surface softness in the textile material. The high speeds of the needle lead to thermal and mechanical loads of the material to be sewn, which can lead to breakage of the wire or to damage by bursting of the mesh in the case of poor surface smoothness. This drawback can be avoided by equipping the fabric with a softening softener. Description of the prior art It is known to employ emulsions or dispersions of paraffinic or wax hydrocarbons as a revival. Thus, for example, German patent applications 26 21 881, 27 33 493, 28 16 196 and 28 30 173 describe emulsions of paraffinic hydrocarbons, which contain surfactants as emulsifiers, for example. DE-OS 30 03 851 further discloses dispersions of oxidized waxes, while DE-OS 25 35 768 employs dispersions of polysiloxanes and hydrocarbons, or fluorinated polymers, in order to achieve high surface smoothness. It is also known to employ fatty acid esters as a slip agent together with paraffinic hydrocarbons. However, such emulsions or dispersions often have the drawback of not being suitable for use in nozzle dyeing plants, also called "jet installations", which work with short baths, since the high shear forces due to the process destroy the emulsions. In this way, it is possible to achieve cremations and stain formation, as well as uneven distribution of fabric on the textile material.

Ref: 130133 To this is added that such emulsions or dispersions certainly grant a high superficial softness to the textile material, but at the same time, in most cases, a hard touch of the product results, which makes the additional use of a textile softener By finishing with softeners a pleasantly soft touch is usually achieved. As a rule, the softener contains a long hydrophobic residue, which again leads to the treated textiles poorly absorbing the water. This can be especially annoying in handkerchiefs, bath towels and terrycloths. In the publication of P. Hardt, Melliand Textilberichte 9/1990, page 699, a synopsis is contained on the various types of softener known and their properties, also with respect to touch and hydrophilicity. JP 09195167 A2 discloses cationic softening compositions with polyvalent alcohols. The use of such compounds for the finishing of textile materials leads to poor suitability for sewing. DE-OS 19 629 666 further describes the use of alkyl polyglycosides for the hydrophilic adjustment of polypropylene and polyester fibers. However, the compounds have a low degree of whiteness, which is not acceptable for a finish. DE-OS 31 38 181 further describes mixtures containing fatty acid amides. The use of these substances in the finish certainly leads to a very soft touch, but only to a poor hydrophilicity of the treated textile materials. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the task of the present invention was to provide an agent for the treatment of textiles which would give the textile material simultaneously a good hydrophilicity, a good soft touch, as well as a high surface smoothness. In addition, the agent for the treatment of textiles must have such stability in the bath that it is also usable in nozzle dyeing plants. The present invention relates to agents for the treatment of textiles, which are characterized in that they contain as component (A) 0-30% by weight of polyalcohols, which can be obtained by reaction of formaldehyde with ketones, which carry at least 4 substitutable hydrogens in position adjacent to the carbonyl group, in the presence of alkaline catalysts, (B) 0 - 30% by weight of polyalcohols, having at least two OH groups, and do not belong to the definition of (A), (C) 0.1 - 10% by weight weight of adducts of fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms or fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms-, or di- (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) - amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols, with 2-100 moles of ethylene oxide, and (D) 70-99.9% by weight of an aqueous softening formulation, containing 10-90% by weight of softening compounds, referred to the aqueous softening formulation, where (A) + (B) >; 0.1% by weight, based on the sum of components (A) to (D). The polyalcohols (A) can be obtained by reaction of formaldehyde with ketones, which carry at least 4 substitutable hydrogen atoms adjacent to the carbonyl group, the reaction being carried out in the presence of alkaline catalysts. Ketones preferably have the general formula (I) R and R 'represent, independently of each other, alkyl radicals having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, alkenyl with 2 to 24 carbon atoms, straight-chain or branched, phenyl or naphthyl, or both radicals R and R' can also be formed together a moiety - (- CH2 -) - p with p = 2-6, two CH2 groups can be substituted by a heteroatom, preferably oxygen, m 0 or 1, and n 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. R and R ' preferably represent, independently of each other, -CH, -C2H5, -C3H7, -i-C3H, -CH9, -CH = C (CH3) 2, or together form an alkylene moiety - [CH2] P- with p = 2 or 3. Alkyl groups with 1 to 24 carbon atoms, or alkenyl with 1 to 24 carbon atoms, straight-chain or branched, of the radicals R and R ', are, if appropriate, substituted by OH , COOH or SO H. Also the phenyl residue, or naphthyl, can be substituted by OH, COOH or SO3H. As radicals R and R 'substituted in such a way, those of the formula -CH 2 -COOH and -CH 2 -C (CH 3) 2 (OH) are preferred. Alicyclic ketones, such as cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone; also particularly suitable are aliphatic ketones, such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl propyl ketone, methyl isopropyl ketone, methyl butyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl sec-butyl ketone, mesityl oxide, diacetone alcohol, levulinic acid, diethyl ketone, diacetyl, acetylacetone, acetonylacetone, or methylbenzyl ketone. Formaldehyde can be used in the form of paraformaldehyde, trioxymethylene, or a formaldehyde polymer that releases formaldehyde under the reaction conditions. Especially preferred are polyalcohols (A) according to formulas 2 (1) to 2 (8), which can be obtained by the aforesaid reaction. 2 (7) 2 (8) Suitable alkaline catalysts are, for example, oxides or hydroxides of alkali or alkaline earth metals. Preference is given to using alkaline earth metal hydroxides, in particular calcium hydroxide.

The production of polyalcohols (A) is generally described in US-A-2 462 031. The polyalcohols (B) have at least two OH groups, and do not belong to the definition of polyalcohols (A). Suitable polyalcohols (B) are, for example, pentaerythritol, neopentyl glycol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, glycerin, polyglycerin, dipentaerythritol, diglycerin, glucose, as well as carbohydrates with more than 2 OH groups. In the case of ethylene oxide (C) adducts, these are adducts of fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms or fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms, or or di- (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) -amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols, with 2-100 moles of ethylene oxide (see, for example, Tensid-Taschenbuch of W Stache, 2nd edition, 1981, pages 617-662). Especially preferred ethylene oxide (C) adducts are, for example, adducts from stearic alcohol with 19, 56 or 95 moles of ethylene oxide, from oleic alcohol with 19, 56 or 95 moles of ethylene oxide , from stearic acid with 6.5, 8.5 and 10 moles of ethylene oxide, from oleic acid with 6.5, 8.5 or 10 moles of ethylene oxide, or adducts from fatty amine of tallow with 2, 4.5, 10, 22 or 25 moles of ethylene oxide. The components contained in the aqueous softening formulation (D) are described in detail, by way of example, in DE-OS 31 38 181, to which reference is expressly made here. By way of example, these are aqueous mixtures Ml, which contain 50-80% by weight of component (I), in which case they are acylated alkanolamines, which can be obtained by reacting saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids with a hydrocarbon. to 22 carbon atoms with alkanolamines, containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms, 1-3 OH groups, and 2-6 carbon atoms, in molar ratio (1-3): 1, 10-30% by weight of component (II), in which case it is water-soluble quaternary ammonium salts of the general formula (3) where R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl radical having 14 to 25 carbon atoms, which is interrupted by an amide and / or ester group, R is a radical meaning R1 or an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are, independently of each other, an alkyl moiety with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl or benzyl moiety, and X1"is a negatively charged anion t, being 1 1, 2 or 3, a 2-20 % by weight of component (III), in which case it is fatty acid esters from fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms, saturated or unsaturated, or dicarboxylic acids with 4 to 10 carbon atoms, saturated or unsaturated or alcohols with 3 to 20 carbon atoms, mono to tetravalent, 2-20% by weight of component (IV), in which case they are ethylene oxide adducts of fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms, or fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms-, or di - (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) -amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols with 2 - 100 moles of ethylene oxide, and 0 - 25% by weight of component (V), in whose case is diorganopolysiloxanes with a viscosity of 1 000 to 100 000 mm 2 / s, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above, being referred to respectively to the total mixture M 1, and providing the sum of the components (I) a (V) in the mixture Ml from 10 to 90% by weight. The alkanolamines (I) acylated, which are described, for example, in K. Lindner "Tenside-Textilhilfsmittel-Waschrohstoffe", 2nd edition, volume 1, pages 904 and 993, and in Schwartz-Perry "Surface Active Agents" 1949 , Volume 1, page 173, contain amide and / or ester groups according to the alkanolamines used. To obtain them, carboxylic acids of natural or synthetic origin, for example lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, oleic acid or their mixtures, as obtained, for example, from coconut oil, are used. palm kernel oil or tallow, or branched chain acids from oxosynthesis, for example isostearic acid, or the acid chlorides of these carboxylic acids. Preferably, stearic acid and behenic acid are used in technical quality. Among the appropriate alkanolamines having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, containing 1 to 3 OH groups, are monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, N-methyldiethanolamine, N- (2-aminoethyl) -ethanolamine, 1-amino-propanol and bis- ( 2-hydroxy-propyl) -amine. N- (2-aminoethyl) -ethanolamine, monoethanolamine and diethanolamine are particularly preferred. The water-soluble quaternary ammonium salts (II) contain, as the hydrophobic radical, at least one alkyl or alkenyl chain having 14 to 25 carbon atoms, which is interrupted by an amide and / or ester group. To obtain them, mono, di or triamines, which contain a tertiary amino group and one or two primary amino groups, and / or one or two OH groups, with the acids mentioned in I) are acylated, and then quaternized appropriately, according to known methods, which are described, for example, in Schwartz-Perry "Surface Active Agents", 1949, volume 1, page 118, and in E. Jungermann "Cationic Surfactants" 1970, page 29. In formula (3), R1 preferably represents the radical R5-CO-Y-R6-, R5 meaning an alkyl or alkenyl radical having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, R6 an ethylene or propylene radical, and Y NH or O. In the formula (3), Anion Xt_ preferably represents chloride, bromide, sulfate, phosphate, methosulfate or dimethylphosphite. Suitable amines for the preparation of (II) are, for example, 3-amino-1-dimethylaminopropane, 3-amino-1-diethylaminopropane, methyl-bis- (3-amino-propyl) -amine, bis- (2 methylamino-ethyl) -methylamine, 2-dimethylamino-ethanol, methyl-bis- (2-hydroxyethyl) -amine, or 3-dimethylamino-1-propanol. Preferred compounds (II) are reaction products of technical stearic acid or behenic acid with 3-amino-1-dimethylamino-propane or 3-ammo-1-diethylamino-propane, which are quaternized with dimethyl sulfate or dimethyl phosphite.

The quaternization is carried out according to customary methods without solvent, or in a solvent, and can also serve as a solvent, in addition to water or ethanol, also the acylated alkanolamines (I) in molten form, as long as they do not contain any tertiary nitrogen atoms.

Suitable quaternizing agents are, for example, methyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, dimethyl phosphite, or ethylene oxide, the reaction being carried out in the latter case in solution of sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. The substances of both groups of substances (I) and (II) can also be obtained in a one-stage process, with mixtures of the mentioned amines for both groups being reacted with fatty acids, and subsequently the group fraction is correspondingly quaternized. tertiary amino For the preparation of carboxylates (III), alcohols with 3 to 20 carbon atoms, mono to tetravalent, are used. The alkyl chain of these alcohols can also be interrupted by oxygen. Examples of carboxylates (III) are butyl stearate, 2-ethylhexyl stearate, octadecyl stearate, isotridecyl stearate, 2-ethylhexyl oleate, di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, pentaethylene glycol dilaurate, trimethylolpropane trilaurate, and tetrapelargonate pentaerythritol In the case of components (I), (II) and (III) these are softening compounds. In order to improve the solubility of the softening compound mixtures, ethylene oxide adducts of fatty acids having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, fatty alcohols having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyl having 12 to 36 are used as component (IV). carbon atoms-, or di- (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) -amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols. Also this component (IV) has softening properties through the long alkyl moieties. The optimum degree of ethoxylation is different in each case, and may amount to 2 - 100 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of starting substance. If necessary, diorganopolysiloxane softeners (V) obtained by emulsion polymerization can be added to the mixtures with viscosities of 1000 to 100 000 mm2 / s. These diorganopolysiloxanes are commonly used as an aqueous emulsion, and also have softening properties. Polydimethylsiloxanes are preferred. In another embodiment, the aqueous mixture Ml still additionally contains 1-30% by weight of a component (VI), in which case it is an oxidized emulsion of polyethylene wax, this weight% is also referenced from the component (VI) to the total mixture Ml, and the sum of the components (I) to (VI) in the mixture Ml rises to 10-90% by weight. These oxidized emulsions of polyethylene wax (VI) usually have an acid number of 10 to 60 mg KOH / g, and are described, for example, in DE-OS 30 03 851 and DE-OS 28 30 173 An M2 mixture containing 2-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for mixture M1, 0-25% by weight of component (V) already defined can also be used as the aqueous softening formulation (D). for the mixture Ml, and 1 - 30% by weight of component (VI) already defined for the mixture Ml, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above being referred to, respectively, to the total mixture M2, and providing the sum of components (IV), (V) and (VI) a 10 -90% by weight in the mixture M2. An M3 mixture containing 50-80% by weight of component (I) already defined for the Ml mixture can also be used as an aqueous softening formulation (D), 10-30% by weight of component (II) already defined for the mixture M 1, and 2-20% by weight of component (III) already defined for the mixture M 1, 1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture M 1, 1 - 30% by weight of component (VI) already defined for the mixture MI, and 1-20% by weight of a component (VII), in which case it is a cationic emulsifier, which is obtained by the addition of 2-20 moles of ethylene and / or propylene oxide in an alkylamine with 10 to 22 carbon atoms, in the presence of an organic or inorganic acid, all the aforementioned% weight data, respectively, being referred to the total M3 mixture, and providing the sum of components (I), (II), (III), (IV) ), (VI) and (VII) 10-90% by weight in the M3 mixture. The cationic emulsifier (VII) contained in the mixture M3 is obtained by adding 2-20 moles of ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide to an alkylamine having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, in the presence of an organic or inorganic acid. In this case, it can be used as organic or inorganic acid, for example, formic acid, acetic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or sulfurous acid. An M4 mixture containing 1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture Ml, 1-30% by weight of component (VI) already defined for the mixture M 1, can also be used as the aqueous softening formulation (D). the mixture Ml, and 1-20% by weight of component (VII) already defined for the mixture M3, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above, being referred to the total mixture M4, respectively, and providing the sum of the components (IV), (VI) and (VII) 10-90% by weight.

An M5 mixture containing 0.1-5% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture Ml, 60-90% by weight of component (VI), can also be used as the aqueous softening formulation (D). defined for the mixture Ml, and 1-10% by weight of component (VIII), in which case it is a branched polysiloxane / polyether copolymer, 0.5-5% by weight of a component (IX), in which case it is an organic salt of phosphoric acid, and 0 - 1% by weight of perfuming substances (X), all the data in% by weight, mentioned above, being referred respectively to the total M5 mixture, and providing the sum of components (IV), (VI) and (VII) 10-90% by weight in the mixture M5. In the case of component (VIII) it is a branched polysiloxane / polyether copolymer. As an example, a branched polysiloxane / polyether copolymer obtainable by the reaction of octamethyltetrasiloxane, methyltrichlorosilane, and polyglycols initiated on alkanols, preferably butanol, from ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide, with an index of hydroxyl of 20-40 mg KOH / g. Component (IX) is, by way of example, organic salts of phosphoric acid from mono- or di- (alkyl with 1 to 18 carbon atoms), and hydroxy-alkylamines with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Alkali or alkaline earth metal phosphates can also be used. An M6 mixture containing 50-80% by weight of component (I) already defined for the mixture M 1, 10 30% by weight of component (II) already defined for the mixture M 1, can also be used as the aqueous softening formulation (D). the mixture Ml, and a 2-20% by weight of component (III) already defined for the mixture M1, 1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture ML, and 1-80% by weight weight of a component (XI), in which case it is polydimethylsiloxane with a viscosity of less than 40 mPas at 23 ° C, all the aforementioned% wt.% data, respectively, being referred to the total M6 mixture, and the sum of components (I), (II), (III), (IV) and (XI) a 10-90% by weight in the mixture M6. An M7 mixture containing 1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for mixture M1, and 1-80% by weight of component (XI) already defined can also be used as an aqueous softening formulation (D). for the mixture M5, all the aforementioned% by weight data, respectively, being referred to the total mixture M7, and the sum of components (IV) and (XI) yielding 10-90% by weight in the mixture M7. An M8 mixture containing 0.1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture M1, 0-25% by weight of component (V), can also be used as the aqueous softening formulation (D). defined for the mixture Ml, and 5-40% by weight of component (XII), in which case it is an aminosilicone, all the aforementioned% weight data, respectively, being referred to the total M8 mixture, as well as, in addition, 1-40% by weight, based on component (XII), of an amphoteric surfactant (XIII), and 0-50% by weight, based on component (XII), of a monovalent alcohol with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, straight or branched chain (XIV), giving the sum of% by weight of the components (IV), (V) and (XII) a 10 -90% by weight in the mixture M8. Aminosilicones (XII) can be used for all customary and commercially available liquid aminosilicones at room temperature, N-modified aminosilicones, particularly N-acylated, and especially N-formylated, are preferably suitable. In this case, N-acylated means the introduction of a -COR or -CONHR moiety (R = H or alkyl with 1 to 8 carbon atoms). Such aminosilicones are described in detail, for example, in EP-A-0 417 559. All known and commercially available surfactants can be used as amphoteric surfactants (XIV). Preference is given to those of the class of alkylamine oxides having 8 to 24 carbon atoms. In the case of monovalent alcohols with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, straight chain or branched (XIV), can be treated, by way of example, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic alcohols or ether alcohols. Suitable, for example, are ethanol, propanol, butanol, isobutanol, cyclohexanol, butyl diglycol or benzyl alcohol. A mixture M9 containing 0-80% by weight, preferably 50-80% by weight of component (I), already defined for the mixture Ml, can also be used in the aqueous softening formulation (D). % by weight, preferably 10-30% by weight of component (II) already defined for the mixture Ml, O-20% by weight, preferably 2-20% by weight of component (TIJ) already defined for the mixture Ml, 0-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for mixture M1, 0-50% by weight of component (VI) already defined for mixture M1, 0-80% by weight of one component (XV), in which case it is the reaction product from a carboxylic acid having 18 to 22 carbon atoms, saturated or unsaturated, with amines selected from the group diethylenetriamine, triethylene tetramine and dimethylaminopropylamine, 0-50 % by weight of a component (XVI), in which case it is a paraffin with a melting point of 50-120 ° C, 0-50% in p that of a component (XVII), in which case it is a vegetable oil, preferably refined rapeseed oil, 0-30% by weight of stearic sarcoside (XVIII), 0-80% by weight of one component (XIX ), in which case it is sulphonated bovine sebum, 0 - 50% by weight of a component (XX), in which case it is paraffin sulphonic acid or its alkali or alkaline earth salts, all data being referenced in% by weight, cited above, respectively to the total M9 mixture, and providing the sum of components (I), (II), (III), (IV), (VI), (XV), (XVI), (XVII), (XVIII), (XIX) and (XX) 10-90% by weight in the mixture M9. In the M9 mixture, the acylated alkanolamines (I), which can be obtained, as already described, by reaction of carboxylic acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms, saturated or unsaturated, with alkanolamines containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms , 1 to 3 OH groups, and 2 to 6 carbon atoms, in molar ratio (1 - 3): 1, can also be quaternized or protonated. Suitable quaternizing agents are, for example, methyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, dimethyl phosphite or ethylene oxide, the reaction being carried out in the latter case in solution of sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. In the M9 mixture, the component (XV) can also be quaternized, protonated, or cross-linked with diisocyanates with 4 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 4-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate (TDI), or 4,4'-methylene-bis- (phenylisocyanate) (MDl). In the case of the component (XVII) it is a vegetable oil, preferably refined rapeseed oil is used, which consists essentially of erucic acid, as a triglyceride with oleic, linoleic and linolenic acid. In the case of the component (XVIII), it is the reaction product of stearic acid chloride and sarcosine, optionally also in the form of an alkali metal salt, especially sodium salt. Component (XIX) is based on beef tallow as animal fat, which contains various fractions of myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid in the form of the respective triglycerides. This bovine sebum is sulphonated, for example, under the use of oleum, and neutralized with alkali. In the case of component (XX) it is a paraffin sulphonic acid, or its salts. Suitable paraffinsulfonic acids, or salts thereof, comprise straight chain, branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons having 12 to 20 carbon atoms, having sulphonic acid groups and / or sulfonate groups. The component (XX) has tensioactive action. The aqueous mixtures Ml to M9, described above, are obtained by heating the respective components of these mixtures, as necessary, above the melting point, and stirring homogeneously under stirring after addition of a corresponding amount of hot water. After cooling to room temperature, softening formulations (D) are obtained in the form of stable liquid solutions or emulsions, which have 10 to 90% by weight, preferably 10 to 80% by weight, of softening compounds, with respect to the formulation water softener. The aqueous mixtures Ml to M9, obtained in this way, are added to the textile treatment agents according to the invention. In this case, obtaining the agent for the treatment of textiles according to the invention is carried out by mixing the respective components (A) - (D) in any order. The textile treatment agents according to the invention can contain, apart from the components (A) - (D), other components, as are common in the case of auxiliary textile agents. These include protective colloids, perfumes, fungicides or bactericides, antifoaming agents and UV protection agents. Preferred are those for the treatment of textiles containing 0 to 20% by weight of polyalcohols (A), 0 to 20% by weight of polyalcohols (B), 0.1 to 8% by weight of ethylene oxide adducts (C), and a 80 to 95% by weight softening formulation (D), the sum of (A) and (B) > 0.1% by weight, with respect to the sum of components (A) to (D). Furthermore, agents for the treatment of textiles according to the invention which contain (A) 0.1 to 30% by weight of compound according to formula 2 (5) are preferred. but that do not contain component (B). Furthermore, agents for the treatment of textiles containing (A) from 0.1 to 30% by weight of compound according to formula 2 (5) are particularly preferred. which do not contain component (B), contain (C) 0.1 to 10% by weight of adducts of fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms or fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms- or di- (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) -amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols, with 2 - 100 moles of ethylene oxide, and (D) a 70 a 99.9% by weight of an aqueous softening formulation, containing 10 to 90% by weight of softening compounds, respectively referred to the aqueous softening formulation, all the aforementioned% wt. agent for the total textile treatment, and one or more of the mixtures Ml to M9 described above being used as the aqueous softening formulation (D).

Furthermore, agents for the treatment of textiles according to the invention, which contain (B) 0.1 to 30% by weight of a polyol, which has more than two groups, are preferred.

OH, and does not belong to the general definition of (A) indicated above, but which does not contain component (A). In this case, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, glucose, or mixtures of these compounds are used as component (B). Furthermore, agents for the treatment of textiles according to the invention which contain (B) 0.1 to 30% by weight of a polyalcohol, which has more than two OH groups, and does not belong to the general definition of (A) are preferred. ) indicated above, which do not contain component (A), contain (C) 0.1 to 10% by weight of adducts of fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms or fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms- or di- (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) -amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols, with 2-100 moles of ethylene oxide, and (E) ) from 70 to 99.9% by weight of an aqueous softening formulation, containing 10 to 90% by weight of softening compounds, referred respectively to the aqueous softening formulation, all the data being in% by weight, before cited, respectively, to the agent for the total textile treatment, and used as a water softening formulation sa (D) one or more of the Mi to M9 mixtures described above.

For the simplest handling, it has been successful to obtain aqueous preparations again from the textile treatment agents according to the invention. These aqueous preparations contain 10 to 90% by weight, preferably 30 to 70% by weight, of agents for the treatment of textiles according to the invention.

The invention also relates to a method for finishing natural and synthetic textile materials, in which these textile materials are treated with the textile treatment agents according to the invention, or their aqueous preparations. This process is carried out in particular by treating the textile materials with the textile treatment agents or the aqueous preparations, in the exhaustion process (tourniquet, aggregate of nozzle dyeing), or in the immersion process, powdered or padded. In particular, the implementation of this process in the short bath exhaustion process with nozzle dyeing facilities has given good results. The agents for the treatment of textiles according to the invention are preferably used in an amount of 1-3% by weight in the exhaustion process, or with 10-30 g / 1 of bath in the padding process, with respect to absorption of 100% bath. The proportions of the bath can vary between 1: 1 and 1: 30 depending on the type of application. Accordingly, natural and synthetic textile materials, which have been treated with the textile treatment agents according to the invention, or their aqueous preparations, are also subject of the invention. The employable textile materials may be constituted by natural and / or synthetic fibrous materials. Suitable as natural fibrous materials are, for example, cellulose fibers, such as cotton, viscose or viscose fiber, as well as wool or silk. They can be used as synthetic fibers, for example, polyamide, polyester or polyacrylonitrile.

The textile treatment agents according to the invention considerably improve the hydrophilicity of the treated textile materials, while retaining the soft touch and the high surface smoothness. Another advantage of the agent for the treatment of textiles according to the invention is its behavior in the case of storage at low temperatures. In the case of customary softening compositions with paraffins and waxes, the active ingredients precipitate in solid form at low temperatures, and can no longer be emulsified by heating. In the case of agents for the treatment of textiles according to the invention, it is always possible, without problem, to reach emulsions employable again by heating. EXAMPLES The following substrates were used: 1. cotton knit fabric (145 m2 / g, open end yarn: 202 dtex), white dyed, 2. 100% polyester fabric, fine satin. The application of the agents for the treatment of textiles according to the invention, as well as of agents for the treatment of comparative textiles, is carried out by the padding process with 100% bath absorption. An amount of 20 g of agent for the treatment of textiles per 1 of bath is used respectively. Treated substrates are evaluated on the touch, as well as the sewing, whiteness and hydrophilicity properties, according to the following test conditions: sewing ability: analyzed in 4 layer material with 5200 stitches / min through of a seam section of 80 cm, and under the use of the needle shape LBALL / SES, degree of whiteness: determined according to CIELAB, hydrophilicity: it is analyzed according to the water drop test, in the time interval in which absorbs a drop of water through the substrate, tactility evaluation: it is carried out in a terry cloth by 6 people, respectively through a range award, whose average value is indicated. A touch of 3 is still acceptable. The following aqueous mixtures M I, M II, M III and M IV according to the invention are obtained for the treatment of the substrates indicated above: The following softening formulations 1-8 are obtained as a component (D) -10 •fifteen twenty ao The following agents are used for the treatment of textiles. Agent for the treatment of textiles 1: (according to the invention) fifteen '25 Agent for the treatment of textiles VI: (comparison 1) Agent for textile treatment V4: (mixture according to JP 09195167 A2) (comparison 4) Agent for textile treatment V5: (mixture according to DE-OS- 196 29 666) (comparison 5) Fraction in component% by weight 100 of a softening formulation according to DE-OS-196 29 666, constituted by a 20% aqueous dispersion of a mixture from (in% by weight) 70% of [(C? 7H35COOCH2CH2 ) 2 (HOCH2CH2) N (CH3) 33% 0-S02 (OCH3) 20% alkyl polyglucoside of the formula % glycerin In the following table the properties of the cotton knitted fabric 1) are combined after treatment with the textile treatment agents 1, 2, VI, V2, V3, V4 and V5, according to the padding procedure described above, with 20 g of agent for the treatment of textiles for 1 bath.

Agent for the treatment of textiles 3, 4 and 5 (according to the invention) 1.5 The properties of cotton knitwear meet in the following table ^ 20 1) after treatment with textile treatment agents 2, 3, 4, 5 and V3.

Agent for the treatment of textile V6 and V7 (comparison 6 and 7) The following tests using the comparative textile auxiliaries V6 and V7 in the treatment of cotton knitted fabrics 1) show clearly that, precisely, the combination according to the invention of a polyalcohol A) and / or B) (in this case: polyalcohol A) according to formula 2 (5)) and component C (in this case: adduct from 1 mole of oleic alcohol and moles of ethylene oxide) is essential for the simultaneous improvement of feel and hydrophilicity; the -5 suppression of the polyalcohol (V7) or component C) (V6) leads to a clear decrease in the hydrophilicity (V7) or the tactile evaluation (V6). -10 Agent for the treatment of textiles V8: (comparison 8) Fraction in component 15% in weight 100 of formulation softener 2 Agent for the treatment of textiles 6: (according to the invention) twenty Next, the agents for the treatment of textiles 6 and V8 are used for the treatment of 100% polyester 2).

The textile treatment agents according to the invention are stored for 10 hours at -4 ° C. After thawing, it is verified if solid fractions are present in the thawed formulations.

Agent for the treatment of textiles 7: (according to the invention) Agent for the treatment of textiles 8: (according to the invention) Agent for the treatment of textiles 9: (according to the invention) fifteen Agent for the treatment of textiles 10: (according to the invention) .twenty • 25 Agent for the treatment of textiles 11: (according to the invention) Agents are applied for the treatment of textiles on cotton knit fabric 1). The agents for textile treatment are stored, also at-4 ° C for 10 hours, and the presence of solid fractions is verified as described. You get the following results: It is noted that, with regard to this date, the best method known to the applicant, to carry out the aforementioned invention, is that which is clear from the present description of the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS Having described the invention as above, property is claimed as contained in the following: 1.- Agents for the treatment of textiles, characterized in that they contain as components (A) 0 - 30% by weight of polyalcohols, which can be obtained by reaction of formaldehyde with ketones, which carry at least 4 substitutable hydrogens adjacent to the carbonyl group, in the presence of alkaline catalysts, (B) 0-30% by weight of polyalcohols, having at least two OH groups, and do not belong to (A), (C) 0.1 - 10% by weight of adducts of fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms or fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms carbon-, or di- (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) - amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols, with 2 - 100 moles of ethylene oxide, and (D) a 70 - 99 , 9% by weight of an aqueous softening formulation, containing 10-90% by weight of softening compounds, referred to the aqueous softening formulation, where (A) + (B) > 0.1% by weight, based on the sum of components (A) to (D).
2. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to claim 1, characterized in that, in the case of the polyalcohols (A), they are compounds selected from the formulas 2 (1) to 2 (8).
3. - Agents for the treatment of textiles according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, in the case of polyalcohols (B), it is pentaerythritol, neopentyl glycol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, glycerin, polyglycerin, dipentaerythritol, diglycerin, glucose, or carbohydrates with more than 2 OH groups. 4. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, in the case of the ethylene oxide (C) adducts, they are adducts from stearic alcohol with 19, 56 or 95 moles of ethylene oxide, from oleyl alcohol with 19, 56 or 95 moles of ethylene oxide, from stearic acid with 6.5, 8.5 and 10 moles of ethylene oxide, from oleic acid with 6.5, 8.5 or 10 moles of ethylene oxide, or from tallow fatty amine with 2,
4.5, 10, 22 or 25 moles of ethylene oxide.
5. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is a mixture Ml containing 50-80% by weight of component (I), in which case they are acylated alkanolamines, which can be obtained by reaction of saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms with alkanolamines, containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms, 1-3 groups OH, and 2-6 carbon atoms, in molar ratio (1-3): 1, 10-30% by weight of component (LT), in which case they are water-soluble quaternary ammonium salts, of the general formula ( 3) where R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl residue having 14 to 25 carbon atoms, which is interrupted by an amide and / or ester group, R1 is a residue with the meaning of R1 or an alkyl residue having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are, independently of each other, an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl or benzyl radical, and X1"is a negatively charged anion t, where t 1, 2 or 3 is a 2 - 20% by weight of component (El), in which case these are fatty acid esters from fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms, saturated or unsaturated, or dicarboxylic acids with 4 to 10 carbon atoms, saturated or unsaturated, or alcohols with 3 to 20 carbon atoms, mono to tetravalent, 2-20% by weight of component (IV), in which case they are ethylene oxide adducts of fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms , or fatty alcohols with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms-, or (alkyl with 12 to 36 carbon atoms) -amines, or alkyl with 9 to 24 carbon atoms-phenols with 2 - 100 moles of ethylene oxide, and 0 - 25% by weight of component (V), in which case it is diorganopolysiloxanes with a viscosity of 1. 000 to 100 000 mm2 / s, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above being referred to, respectively, to the total mixture MI, and providing the sum of components (I) to (V) in the mixture Ml from 10 to 90 % in weigh.
6. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to claim 5, characterized in that the aqueous mixture Ml still additionally contains 1 - 30% by weight of a component (VI), in which case it is an oxidized emulsion of polyethylene wax said amount of% by weight of the component (VT) being also referred to the total mixture Ml, and the sum of components (I) to (VI) in the mixture Ml amounting to 10-90% by weight.
7. - Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is a mixture M2 containing 2-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture M 1, 0 - 25% by weight of component (V) already defined for the mixture MI, and 1 - 30% by weight of component (VI) already defined for the mixture Ml, all the above-mentioned weight% data, respectively, being referred to the total mixture M2, and the sum of components (IV), (V) and (VI) being 10-90% by weight in the mixture M2.
8. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is an M3 mixture containing 50-80% by weight of component (I) already defined for mixture Ml, 10-30% by weight of component (II) already defined for mixture MI, and 2-20% by weight of component (III) already defined for mixture M1 , 1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture M1, 1-30% by weight of component (VI) already defined for the mixture MI, and 1-20% by weight of a component (VII), in which case it is a cationic emulsifier, which is obtained by the addition of 2-20 moles of ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide in an alkylamine with 10 to 22 carbon atoms, in the presence of an acid organic or inorganic, all the data being in% by weight, referred to above, respectively, to the total M3 mixture, and providing the sum of the compounds ntes (I), (II), (LTI), (IV), (VI) and (Vil) a 10-90% by weight in the mixture M3.
9. - Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is an M4 mixture containing 1-20% by weight of the component (IV) already defined for the mixture Ml, 1-30% by weight of component (VI) already defined for the mixture M1, and 1-20% by weight of the component (VLT) already defined for the mixture M3, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above, respectively to the total mixture M4, and providing the sum of components (IV), (VI) and (VII) a - 90% by weight.
10. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is an M5 mixture containing 0, 1 - 5% by weight of component (IV) already defined for mixture M 1, 60-90% by weight of component (VI) already defined for mixture Ml, and 1-10% by weight of component (VHJ), in which case it is a branched polysiloxane / polyether copolymer, 0.5 - 5% by weight of a component (IX), in which case it is an organic phosphoric acid salt, and 0 - 1% by weight of perfuming substances (X), all of the aforementioned% weight data, respectively, being referred to the total M5 mixture, and providing the sum of components (IV), (VI) and (VII) a - 90% by weight in the M5 mixture.
11. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is an M6 mixture containing 50-80% by weight of component (I) already defined for mixture Ml, 10-30% by weight of component (13) already defined for mixture MI, and 2-20% by weight of component (III) already defined for mixture M1 , 1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for mixture MI, and 1-80% by weight of one component (XI), in which case it is polydimethylsiloxane with a viscosity of less than 40 mPas at 23 ° C, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above, respectively, being referred to the total M6 mixture, and providing the sum of components (I), (II), (III), (IV) and (XI) 10-90% by weight in the M6 mixture.
12. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is an M7 mixture containing 1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture MI, and 1-80% by weight component weight (XI) already defined for the mixture M5, all the aforementioned% weight data, respectively, being referred to the total mixture M7, and providing the sum of components (IV) and (XI) a 10-90 % by weight in the M7 mixture.
13. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is an M8 mixture containing 0.1-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for mixture Ml, 0-25% by weight of component (V) already defined for mixture MI, and 5-40% by weight of component (XII), in which case it is an arninosilicone, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above, respectively, being referred to the total mixture M8, as well as, in addition, 1-40% by weight, based on the component (XII), of a surfactant amphoteric (XIII), and 0-50% by weight, based on component (XII), of a monovalent alcohol with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, straight or branched chain (XIV), giving the sum of% by weight of the components (IV), (V) and (XII) 10-90% by weight in the mixture M8.
14. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in the case of the aqueous softening formulation (D), it is an M9 mixture containing 0-80% by weight , preferably from 50 to 80% by weight of component (I) already defined for mixture Ml, 0-30% by weight, preferably 10 to 30% by weight of component (LT) already defined for the mixture Ml , 2-20% by weight, preferably 2 to 20% by weight of component (TJT) already defined for the mixture M1, 0-20% by weight of component (IV) already defined for the mixture M1, 0 - 50% by weight of component (VI) already defined for the mixture Ml, 0 - 80% by weight of a component (XV), in which case it is the reaction product of a carboxylic acid with 18 to 22 atoms carbon, saturated or unsaturated, with amines selected from the group diethylene triamine, triethylene tetramine and dimethylaminopropylamine, 0 - 50% by weight of a (XVI), in which case it is a paraffin with a melting point of 50-120 ° C, 0-50% by weight of a component (XVII), in which case it is a vegetable oil, preferably refined rapeseed oil, O - 30% by weight of stearic sarcoside (XVIJI), 0-80% by weight of a component (XIX), in which case it is sulphonated bovine sebum, 0 - 50% by weight of one component (XX), in which case it is paraffin sulphonic acid or its alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts, all the data in% by weight, mentioned above, respectively, being referred to the total mixture M9, and providing the sum of the components (I ), (II), (III), (IV), (VI), (XV), (XVI), (XVII), (XVIH), (XrX) and (XX) 10-90% by weight in the M9 mix.
15. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that they contain (A) 0, 1 - 30% by weight of a compound according to formula 2 (5), but they do not contain component (B).
16. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that they contain (B) 0.1-30% by weight of a polyalcohol having more than two OH groups, and does not belong to the definition of (A), but do not contain component (A).
17. Agents for the treatment of textiles according to claim 16, characterized in that trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, glucose, or mixtures thereof are used as component (B).
18. Aqueous preparations, characterized in that they contain 10 to 90% by weight, preferably 30 to 70% by weight, of agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of the claims 1-17.
19.- Process for finishing of natural and synthetic textile materials, characterized in that they are treated with agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or more of the claims 1-17, or the aqueous preparations according to claim 18.
20. Process according to claim 19, characterized in that the finishing is carried out in the process by exhaustion, immersion, pulverization or padding.
21. Method according to claim 20, characterized in that the finishing is carried out in the process by exhaustion of short bath with nozzle dyeing facilities.
22. Natural and synthetic textile materials, characterized in that they were treated with agents for the treatment of textiles according to one or several of claims 1-17, or the aqueous preparations according to claim 18. FOR YOUR OBTAINMENT, AS WELL AS YOUR EMPLOYMENT. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Textile processing processes, such as tufting or tufting, pose high requirements with respect to surface softness in the textile material. The high needle speeds lead to thermal and mechanical loads of the material to be sewn, which can lead to thread breakage or to burst damage of the mesh in the case of poor surface smoothness. This drawback can be avoided by equipping the fabric with a softening softener.